The Player

Name: The Player
Director: Robert Altman
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1992

1992

Watch on 12 platforms

IMDb

Robert Altman

1992·TV-MA·

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Indie

A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.

Cast

Tim Robbins·Greta Scacchi·Whoopi Goldberg·Fred Ward

Producers

Cary Brokaw·David Brown·Scott Bushnell·William S. Gilmore·David Levy

Languages

English

Major Awards

8 wins · 9 nominations

Wins (8)

Best Picture

Film Independent Spirit Awards (1993)

Best Feature

David BrownMichael TolkinNick Wechsler

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1992)

Best Film

Best Director

Cannes Film Festival (1992)

Best Director

Robert Altman

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1992)

Best Director

Robert Altman

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1993)

Director of the Year

Robert Altman

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1993)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Michael Tolkin

Writers Guild of America, USA (1993)

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

Michael Tolkin

Best Actor

Cannes Film Festival (1992)

Best Actor

Tim Robbins

Nominations (9)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1992)

Palme d'Or

Robert Altman

Best Picture

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1992)

Best Picture

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1993)

Best Film

César Awards, France (1993)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Robert Altman

BAFTA Awards (1993)

Best Film

Robert AltmanDavid BrownMichael TolkinNick Wechsler

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1992)

Best Director

Robert Altman

Golden Globes, USA (1993)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Robert Altman

Academy Awards, USA (1993)

Best Director

Robert Altman

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (1993)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Michael Tolkin

Where to Watch

Stream

Rent

Buy

Streaming data by JustWatch